brithemnas

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Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

brithem (judge; jurist) +‎ -as

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲrʲiθʲeṽnas]

Noun[edit]

brithemnas m (genitive brithemnasa)

  1. judgment, adjudication
  2. jurisdiction

Inflection[edit]

Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative brithemnas
Vocative brithemnas
Accusative brithemnasN
Genitive breithemnasoH, breithemnasaH
Dative brithemnasL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Irish: breithemnas
    • Irish: breithiúnas
    • Manx: briwnys
    • Scottish Gaelic: breitheanas

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
breithemnas breithemnas
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbreithemnas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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